COURSE OFFERINGS 2010

• Narrative Theory and Practice for Screenwriters
  Sec. I: Joe Gilford, screenwriter and playwright
  Sec. II: Seth Michael Donsky, filmmaker and freelance journalist
• Creative Writing Seminar: Screenwriting
  Sec. I : Seth Michael Donsky
  Sec. II: Tim Albaugh, screenwriter, Los Angeles
• Film Analysis and Research
  Stephen Prince, professor of communication studies, Virginia Tech
• Topics in Film History: CONTEMP GER FILM
  Klaus Phillips, professor and director of program, Hollins University
  
• Special Topic: Writing the High Concept Screenplay
  Steven Arvanites, screenwriter
• Special Topic: Rewrites
  Tim Albaugh
  
• Video Production
  Amy Gerber-Stroh, Hollins University
• Advanced Screenwriting Tutorial
  Christa Maerker, filmmaker/author, Berlin

Comprehensive list of course offerings »

Summer 2009 Events

Analytical Screening
Shorts by Jared Gordon
Introduction by Jared M. Gordon, with Q&A following
June 24, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center

Screenwriting Workshop I
Dealing with Writer’s Block
Workshop conducted by: Steven Arvanites
Arvanites, founder of NYCscreenwriter.org., is an award-winning screenwriter who has taught at the Rye Arts Center and the Northwest Screenwriters Guild in Seattle. Last year, he wrote and directed his first feature, I Killed You 'Cause I Had To, which currently is in the festival circuit. Educated at Fordham University and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, Arvanites has appeared off-Broadway, in several TV series, and in too many commercials to count.
June 26, 10:00 a.m., Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center

Screenwriting Workshop II
Pitching the Script
Workshop conducted by: Steven Arvanites
June 27, 10:00 a.m., Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center

Analytical Screening
High Tension
(France, 2003; written & directed by Alexandre Aja)
Introduction by Fred Silbernagel, with Q&A following
June 29, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center

Screenwriting Workshop III
A Good Story is a Miracle: The Seven Principles of Smart Screenwriting
Workshop conducted by: Joe Gilford
Gilford, graduate of NYU, where he has taught screenwriting since 1999, has worked in every area of film, television, and theater in his 30-year career. His play, Finks, chronicles the struggles of his parents (Jack Gilford and Madeline Lee) as blacklisted actors in the 1950s.
July 1, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center

Screenwriting Workshop IV
From Good Student Screenplay to a Go Picture: The Rewrite Process
Workshop conducted by: Tim Albaugh
Albaugh has taught screenwriting at UCLA since 1997. His students have sold scripts to all the major studios. The latest film written in his class was The Machinist, written by Scott Kosar and starring Christian Bale. Tim has taught in our program before and will be back in 2010.
July 8, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center

Analytical Screening
National Lampoon’s Animal House
(USA 1978; directed by John Landis; written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney, and Chris Miller)
July 15, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center

An Evening with "Doctor No"
"Censoring Saturday Night Live"
As “Doctor No,” William Clotworthy held the position of network censor at NBC; he was charged, specifically, with the oversight of one of the network’s most successful and controversial programs, "Saturday Night Live." He is the author of several books, including Saturday Night Live: Equal Opportunity Offender: The Uncensored Censor. "Doctor No" will share his experiences and illustrate them with a number of clips.
July 22, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center

Screenwriting Workshop V
Show, Don’t Tell: Conveying Character and Story Through Action
Workshop conducted by: Seth Michael Donsky
Donsky holds an M.F.A. in film from Columbia University. His debut feature film, Twisted, premiered at the 47th Annual Berlin International Film Festival and is distributed theatrically in the U.S. and throughout Europe. As a journalist Seth contributes regularly to Los Angeles Confidential and Gotham Magazine. As an actor he most recently appeared in Fire Island Repertory Theatre’s 2008 revival of Sordid Lives and onstage with the Calgary Men’s Chorus performing the narration for their production of A Christmas Carol, which, additionally, he adapted for presentation as a choral performance.
July 24, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center

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